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Berkeley, Michael

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music | 1996 | Copyright

Berkeley, Michael (b London, 1948). Eng. composer; son of Lennox Berkeley. BBC Radio 3 announcer 1976–9. Prog. dir., Cheltenham Fest. from 1995. Works incl.: opera Baa Baa Black Sheep (1991–3); oratorio Or Shall We Die?, sop., bar., ch., orch. (1982); Meditations, str. (1976); ob. conc. (1977); Fantasia Concertante, chamber orch. (1977); Chamber Sym., orch. (1980); Suite, Vision of Piers the Ploughman, orch. (1981); vc. conc. (1982); cl. conc. (1991); Elegy, fl., str. (1993); also vocal works, 4 str. qts., and works for kbd.

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